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projection

Definitions of projection
  1. noun
    (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
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    type of:
    mécanisme de défense
    (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
  2. noun
    the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
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    type of:
    communication visuelle
    communication that relies on vision
  3. noun
    a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
    synonyms: prédiction
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    type of:
    prédiction
    the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
  4. noun
    the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
    synonyms: éjection
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    types:
    rot, éructation
    a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth
    type of:
    force motrice, force propulsive, propulsion
    the act of propelling
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